Checkwriter



M. H. JOHANSON.

CHECKWRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1918.

1,329,606, Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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M. H. JOHANSON.

CHECKWRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 191a.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

M. H. JOHANSON. CHECKWRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1918. 1,329,6060

IN VE N TOR A TTORNEY M. H. JOHANSON.

CHECKWRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. I918.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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ATTORNEY M. H. JOHANSON.

CHECKWRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1918.

Patented F613. 3,1920.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 191B.

Patented Feb; 3,1920.

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A TTORNE Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAGNUS H. JOHANSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGI Q'OR TO TODD PROTECTO- GRAPH COMPANY, INC-, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

oHEcKWnITER- Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application filed rune 3, 1913. Serial No. 238,006.

To all whom cit may concern: I

Be it known that I, MAGNUS H. JOHAN- SON, a subject of the King of Sweden, and' a resident of the city of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Checkwriters, of which the following is a specificatio This invention relates to printing or marking apparatus of the kind known as check protectors and refers more particularly to the kind of the machines constructed to emboss or disrupt the fibers of the paper printed upon in order to permit ink to e incorporated with the fibers and thereby render alteration diflicult.

'One object of the invention is to provide a simple, compact machine capable of printing numbers or amounts having varying numbers of digits, with different captions or descriptive words printed in connection therewith in such a way as to make it impossible to raise the number or amount by insertion of a digit in a higher denominational order than used in printing the original amount.

Another object is to provide an improved mechanism-for bringing a printing couple together with sufficient force to emboss or disrupt the fibers of the paper. 7

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved inking mechanism gether.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, an illustrative embodiment of which is shown in the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, the novel features of the invention being pointed out in appended claims.

Of said drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the assembled machine. I

Fig. 2 is a'left side elevation of the assembled machine.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 illustrate impressions made by the machine and are intended par ticularly to show how the descriptive word or designation is printed in close juxtaposition to the left hand digit regardless of the number of digits in the number or amount. a resilient connection which permits stop- 110 Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6, Fig. 10, with someof the parts broken away to expose others to view and with the various parts in the positions they assume when the type are engaged with the platen.

ig. 7 is a View of mechanism at the left hand side of the machine and illustrates particularly the impression operating mechanism, the inking mechanism and details of the word type carrier mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a detail of the mechanism for shifting and limiting the shifting movement of the word printing type carrier and the alining mechanism for said carrier.

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 99, Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 10 is a section on the line 1010, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows and having the type carrier setting elements adjusted to their uppermost position.

The machine shown in the drawings has a stationary base with a pivoted head movable relative to the base to take printing impressions. Mounted in the pivoted head are type carriers provided with digit type and having handles whereby the carriers may be adjusted to present desired digits at a printing line. The units of dollarsand the cents carriers are, when adjusted to what may be termed their normal position, constructed to print zeros if an impression should be taken, while the segments for printing denominations higher than units of dollars are, when in said normal position, so constructed that there is a clearance at the printing line.

At the left of the highest order digit type carrying element is a rotatable type carrier provided with type for printing different words such as Pay, Cancelled and Certified. Associated with this rotatable type carrier is a knob and other connections whereby the type carrier may be rotated to set the desired word at the printing line.

Fixed at the printing line is a platen and when the operation to bring the type into printing engagement with the platen is commenced, the rotatable type carrier is shifted laterally of the machine so as to position it for the selected word to be printed adjacent the highest digit of the amount. This shifting movement is imparted at the first movement of an invariably moved impression taking operating handle through taken. 'As it moves across t 1e adjustment of those stationary members.

type carriers from side stress, but, at the same time, the sh fting type carrler is engaged with'the first typecarrying segment from the left which has been adjusted to printing position thereby giving the shifted typecarrier. a better support when the ini pression' is taken. When in 7 shifted position ready to print, the shifting type carrier is engaged with the clearances in the unadjusted type carriers thereby prevent ype carriers during a printing operation.

The impression taking handle is of the.

oscillating type and has rigid therewith segments meshing with segments formed on The two sets of segments cooperate in such a way that oscillation of the handle will give a very heavy impression such as is necessary to emboss or disrupt the fibers of tough strong 'paper, this construction being peculiarly adapted to machines of the type shown and described.

Ink is applied to the type by an ink roll which is moved across the face of the type at printing position before the impression is type, the roll is resiliently pressed into engagement firmly enough to insure, the application of plentyof ink. The resilient feature mentioned, however, prevents theroller from disturbing the setting of the type and at the same time causes the roll'tonccommodate itself automatlcallyto differences due to wear so that the type will be properly inked even after the ink roll has seen long service.

Described in detail and with reference to the drawings, the machine comprises a basedesignated byfthel numeral 20 in the'different figures,-the top of this base forming a printing bed. The bottom of the base is closed bya plate 21 having formed'thereon lugs 22, Fig. 6, engaging ribs 23 formed on the rear of the base. Spring fingers 24E fastened to the plate 21 cooperate with suitable ribs or inwardly extending projections formed in the frontof the base to latch a slot in the basetop to bring its upper surface in position to cooperate with type before referred to and described in detail later on. The platen bar27 is'held in position by screws 28 (see-also Fig. 10) extending upward through the'lower'part of the platen support 26 through holes made oblong to permitadjustment of the; platen laterally of the machine to securefcorrect operatingrelation between the platen and word Dollars. to the left of the Dollars printingitype type. Fastened to the top ofthe base 20 at either side of the machine, are elements com prising portions 31, Figs. 6 and 9, fastened to the top of the baseand'forwardlyextend ing arms 32. The arms 32 form part of the impression taking mechanism and have other functions as Wlll appear later on.

Mountedin the arms 32 is a rod 33. Piv

oted on this'rod is a casing comprising side plates 34 and 35 serving as supports for different shafts and bars extending from side to side of the machine. The top of the pivoted casing is-closed by a plate 36 'l1aving lugs 37,. Fig. 2, by which it may be fastened .tothe side plates 34 and 35.

The front of the-pivoted-casingcarries an index plate 38, also a door ll'hinged on a crossplate 42 forming part ofthecasing' and provided to'give access to the interior, as, for exai e w ien i is necessar orep enisi e 11 1 l t s t l l th supply of ink. i

Journaled' 1n the side plates 3% and 35 of the pivoted head 1s a rock shaft 1 Loose onthis rock shaft is an element 45 witha one shown at id-Fig.6, and having an open slot engaging arod 47 fastened in the side plates 34; and tending portion of the frame or casting 45 is provided with typeS, Fig. 10, to the word Cents. Pivoted on the shaft L4 tothe left of the element 45 are the units same way as the arm 46, Fig. 6. The lower ones of tie arms 53 are connected by a bar 55 carrying type 56, Fig. 10, to print the Pivoted on the shaft 4L4 are carriers, 61 to 65 inclusive. :Theftype carriers 61 to 65 are to print digits representing dollars each carrying a set of digits G to 9, so it is apparent that these type carriers, in connection with the cents digit type v carriers 5l and'52, give the illustrative machine a capacityof 99,999.99.

Rigid with each of the type carriers 51, 52 and 61 to65 inclusive are handles .66 extending through slots in the index plate38. The index plate 38 is, asshown in Fig. 1, provided with digits serving to guide the operator in moving the handles and thereby The downwardly eX- print the type segments toposition thedesired I be in some distinctive color so that there will be no chance for confusion with the numerals on the index plate 38. By referring to Fig. 6, it will be apparent that by adjusting the handles 66 any desired type on the type carriers rigid with the handles may be set in position to cooperate with the platen bar 27 previously mentioned. Pawls 71 pivoted on the rod 47, are held by springs 72 in engagement with notches 73 formed in the type carrying elements to aline the type. Spacing collars, not designated. by numerals, on the shaft 44 hold all of the parts on said shaft in correct lateral position.

The words Pay, Certified and Cancelled shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, are print-- ed from type on a carrier 74, Figs. 6, 7 and 10. As shown in the two figures first mentioned, the type carrier 74 has three portions each of which carries type for printing one of the three words designating or describing the amount. The type carrier 74 is integral with a sleeve 75, Fig.10, and a portion 76 comprising two peripheral flanges, the purpose of which will be clear farther on. The portion 76 has an axial opening concentric to a shaft 77. rotatably supported in the side plate 34 and'an auxiliar plate 771 supported at its upper end by the shaft 44. The interior of the sleeve 7 5 and type carrier 74 is non-circular to cooperate with a non-circular head 78. The head 78 is part of an element having a portion 79 inserted in a hole in the end of the shaft 77 and held in position by a dowel pin 80. Itis apparent from this construction that any rotative movement of the shaft 77 will carry the type carrier 74 along while the type carrier is free to be shifted end-' wise of the shaft.

Fastened to the shaft 77 outside of the side plate 34 is a knob 83 having suitably spaced apart on its periphery, the words Pay, Certified and Cancelled. An indicator 84 attached to the side plate 34 of the casing cooperates with the wording on the knob to guide the operator in turning the shaft 77 and thereby the type carrier 74 to position the desired word type face in printing relation with the platen 27.

The movement of the type carrier 74 axially of the shaft 77 is imparted by downward movement of an operating handle 91. This operating handle comprises side arms 92 and 93, Figs. 9 and 10, rigid respectively withhubs 94 and 95 fastened to the shaft 44. Formed on the lower end of the arnr extending through the extension 98 and rest.

ing at one end on a stud 101 fastened in the casting 99.

Pivoted on the stud 101 and held against movement in one direction by the end of the sleeve 100 is an arm 102 carrying at its lower end a portion 103, Fig. 8, formed at right angles to the arm 102, the portion 103 in turn having a partl04 formed at a right angle thereto. Mounted in the arm 102 and part 104 is a rod 105 forming a support for an anti-friction roller 106 resting between peripheral flanges, previously mentioned, formed on or integral with the portion 7 6 of the sleeve 75. Surrounding the sleeve 101 is a torsion spring 109 one end of which extends upward through a hole in an ear 110 formed on an arm 111 integral with the segment 97. The other end of the spring extends through a hole in an ear 112, Fig. 10, formed on the portion 103 of the element carrying the antifriction roller 106.

From the foregoing, it is clear that when the operating handle 91 is pushed down, the segment 97 will be moved counterclockwise, Fig. 10, and that this movement will be transmitted through the spring 109 to the element carrying the anti-friction roller 106 with the result that the type carrier 74 will be moved toward the right as viewed in said figure. As before stated in a general way, this shifting movement of the type carrier may be interrupted at different points in the invariable stroke of the operating handle 93, this being permitted by the resilient connection afforded by the spring 109.

In preparing the machine for operation, the handles 66 are operated to adjust the type carriers ready to print the figures desired and the knob 83 is turned so as to set the type carrier 74 to print the desired word. When the operating handle 91 is depressed and the type carrier 74 slid to position to print the word in close relation to the digits of the amount. In order to do this it is, of course, necessary for the type carrier 74 to pass in front of some of the digit type carriers and for this reason, the four higher order digit type carriers are cut away as shown at 115, Fig. 6, to provide a clearance. The units of dollars and the cents digit carrying elements may have such clearances in order to reduce the number of parts necessary to be carried in stock but owing to the fact that they can not be turned to blank position, the units of dollars carrier will, when set at zero, always have its lower end in the path of the sliding movement of the type carrier 74. If one ofthe type carriers above the units of dollars is turned to a printing position, its lower end will be moved into the path of ,digit carrier;

the shifting type carrier. Regardless of which of the type carriers is first in the path of the type carrier 74 when shifted, one of three pins 116 projecting from the .type carrier74 will engage one of the holes "1.17, thereby establishing a connection whereby the digit type carrier will assist insupporting the type carrier, 74 when the printing impression is taken. Each of the digit type carriers has formed 111 it a channel 118 to clear the twopins 116 forthe word type not being printed, from.

The machine in the to have its typeand platen formedwith cooperating ridges and grooves after the maniiershowir anddescribed in United States Letters Patent793,249,. issued June 27, 1905 1 to L.,M..Todd. It. is clear that such a construction of the type carriers and platen makes :itdesirable to prevent the shifting movement ofthe type carrier 7 4 from applying side stress to the digit type carrier; otherwise the type or platen might come togetherin incorrect alinement and one or vthe other mutilated.

F or this reason auxiliary mechanism is provided for limiting the shifting movement of the type carrier 74 before it can press against the side of the first positioned This auxiliary mechanism comprises four elements 121, Fig. 9, pivoted onthe shaft 44 and guided in slots cut in the hub-122 of the casting or frame 99. 42.011 of; the elements'121 has a laterally extending portion 123, see also Figs. 8 and 6,

carrying .at their ends upwardly extending shoulders 124 engaged by the lower sides of the'four higher order setting levers 66 when saidlevers are at their blank position.

r 133 pivoted 011 a stud fastened to the side plate. 34. The other arm of the bell crank- Integral with each of the members 121 is a downwardly extending arm 125, Fig. 8.

Stretched between these arms 125 and a rod 12.6 'arelight springs 127 tending to draw the arms 125 in the path of the right hand, ig. 10, peripheral flange of the member 7 6 onithe type carrier sleeve '75,. V This move-' ment of the arm 125' is, however, normally 7 prevented by the latching pawls 71 holding the hige'r order type carriers locked in their.

blank positions. Ifa type carrier is moved from its blank to one of its printing positions, however, the tension onthe spring 127 is released and the corresponding arm 125 will then be drawn in position tointercept the -fla11ge member 7 6 and arrest movement ofthe typecarrier 74.

As best shown in Figs. 8 and at its other end to one arm of a bell crank 133 carries an anti-friction roller 134 riding drawings is intendedthe roll may have become worn.

9, the spring rod 126 is'fastened in'an arm 131 formed on thecasting99. This rod also serves to hold oneendof a spring 132 which is fastened teeth of the segment 141 on the left liand arm 32. Fastened to the shaft 44 near its rightjhandend 1 is a segment 143, Fig. 9, having teeth-engagingteeth upon the right hand arm his the operating handle illflis fastened to the shaft 44 by means of its hubs 94 and-95 it isapparent that the segment 143 will coiiperate with the right hand arm in such a way that rocking movement of.

the shaft 44 by operation of the handle 91 V handle 91 is a segment 142 meshing with they.

will cause both ends of the shaft44and the parts thereon to have an equal extent of downward movement. All of the type faces wlll, therefore, be brought down into engagement wi h the platen atv thesa-me ti1ne,a thereby insuring uniform impresslon the V full length of the printing line.

The pivoted casing and the parts therein are normally held .111 elevated position by heavy torsion springs 144 at either side of the machine. One endof each spring 1s engaged under a cross bar 145' fastened at ends in the side plates 34 and 35. Theother ends of the springs rest uponthe'horizontal P01110119; 31 of the elements comprising the side arms The 1 upward movement of the pivoted casing 1s lnnlted bY BXtQHSIOHS 1146 of the side arms 32 engaging the elements upon which the segments 142 and 143 are formed; v Inlris applied to the type by a roll 151 which is normally held in a position in front of the printing linebut which is, at theibeginninglof a printing operation, vdrawnlrearward over the face of the type at the printing lineto apply the ink. As the roll passes over the'type it is resiliently pre'ssedagainst the type, the resilientfeature as'before generally stated, preventing the setting of the type from being disturbed andralso accommodating the roll to the type even though The ink roll 1511s carried by s hts-.152

journaledat its ends in a'ms 153loose on rod 154 supported in arms 155 swingingat either'side of the machine from the rock {shaft 44.: Pivoted on the rodv 154 are levers (156 having notches .157 engaging the ink roll shaft '152. lVound. around headed .studs 161, projecting from the sides of the levers 156 are light springs 182. The for;

pass over the rod 154 and under a rod 163. v

The rearwardly extending portions of the springs 162 engage lugs 164 formed at the rear of the levers 156 and are bowed to cooperate with studs 165 attached to the plates 34 and 35.

Projecting from the sides of the arms 155 are studs 166 engaging slots 167 formed at such an angle in plates 168 fastened to the arms 32 that when the operating handle 91 is depressed and the shaft 1 1 moved downward, the arms 155 will be swung rearward, thereby'carrying them and the ink roll devices supported thereby to the positions shown in Fig. 6. I As they pass to thatposition the bowed portions of the springs 162 acting against the studs 165 will press the ink roll into engagement with the type at the printing line. When the'operating'handle is released, the springs 144 will raise the pivoted casing of the machine to its original position and, as it rises, the studs 166 and slots 167 will coiiperate to return the ink roll mechanism to the position in'which it is shown in Fig.7. I In describing the construction of the ma chine, ithas been necessary incidentally to describe the operation at such length that it is thought that the statement of operation customary at this point may be omitted.

While the illustrative machine shown and I described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is not the desire to be limited to one form of embodimentas the invention is capable of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described. the combination with digit type carriers and means for moving same to advance different digit type to a printing line; of a type carrier having a plurality of word type forms thereon, said carrier being adjustable to set any desired word type form at the printing line, and means for shifting the type carrier last mentioned into close printing relation With the highest order digit type carrier to be printed from.

2. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination with a set of digit type carriers and means for moving them to set different digit type at a printing line, the digit type carriers for the higher denominational orders being normally held with none of their type at the printing line; a movable type carrier having a plurality of word type forms thereon; means for moving the word type carrier to position any desired word type form thereon in lateral alinement with the digit type at the printing line, and means for shifting the typecarrier last mentioned into close printing relation with the highest order digit type carrier having type at the printing line, thereby preventing subsequent movement of the un-moved digit type carriers. H

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a set of digit type carriers one for each denominational order; means for operating one or more of the digit carriers to set up amounts of different denominational orders; a type carrier having a plurality of word printing type forms thereon and means for operating same to set different word type forms in alinement with the amounts set up on the digit type carriers, and means for bodily shifting the word type carrier differentially toward the digit carriers to extents depending upon the number of denominational orders in the amount to be printed by the digit type carrier.

1. In a machine of the class described, the

combinationwith a set of rotatable digit type carriers; of a platen; means for rotating the digit carriers to set different dlgit type opposite the platen; a rotatable type carrler having a plurality of word type forms thereon, said word type carrier being rotatable, on a different axis than the digit type carrier; means for rotating the word type carrier to set difierent word type forms in alinement with the digit type to be printed from; and means for shifting the word type carrier axially distances depending upon the number of denominational orders in the amount to be printed by the digit carriers.

5. In a machine of the class'described, the

011 a different axis than the digit carriers;

means for rotating the word type carrier to set any desired word type form thereon in alinement with the amounts set up on the digit type carriers; and means for moving the word type carrier axially different extents depending upon the number of denominational orders in the amounts printed whereby to print the desired word in juxtaposition to the highest digit.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with digit type carriers and set ting means for moving a number of them varying according to the number of denominational orders in the amount to be printed; of a type carrier having a plurality of word type forms thereon and means for moving lest} mentioned into close printing relation with the-highes't order digit typeear riei to be printed' fi'om; and meansfor' e'st'abiisb ing a' supporting connection Between-the shifting 'ty'pe' carrier and 5 said highest oi'der digit' ca'i'liei".

7. In a machine of the class described; the combination with-2i set" of digit type carriers and ni'tnfipulttive device's whereby the setting of said" c'zt'li iers ma be comrened to print amo nts of different denominational orders; of it Word pi'inting type" ear-tier piex "ided withzt'phiiility of'w'ord printing type form manipulative means fol-determining the-setting of the Word printing ty'pe em"- l'iei means connened' by the digit carrier ma-iiipliilttive 'deiioe'sfoi shiftingthe Word printing" type carrier laterally to" extents varying according to theiiumber of-"chiidrxi'inational orders in the amount to be printed; and means for est'ablishingfa supporting connection between the 'Wo'rdtype carfi'er and thehigliest order digittype carrier to be printed froini 8. Iii zt r'nzteliine'ofthe'oless deseribed-,.the *ccimb-inafiofi' with a; pitir of statio ery segmerits of an oscillating? shaft" and a, handle rigid therewith for oscillating-same; se ments rigid' with said{sha;ft-' and meshing with the segments first mention-e01 Whefehy oscilletioiiof the shat-ft will cause bodi'lylateml movement of the shztft and a printing camp-1e bfoughttogthrin" printing engage-- mentby sei'ci bodily lateral movement of the-shaft];

9. In a machine of the class described; a

' pair' o'f stationery segments; a" rook shaft and operating handle for" rocking same;

se ments rigid on" said shaft and meshing with 'the stationary egments wherebyre'ekw ing' m evemem 'of thewill' eafns'e bodily lateral movement of the shaft"; a platen; and type amine mounted on the rook shtft, said ty'pef eafi'iei' s being 'camiedjintofengage- Ineiit with" the pIa-ten bytlie T bodily lateirhl 10,1 11 a; meaning 01 the class desefilied,

the combination With a platen, of set of r'ality of were type fb'r'ms and adj ii'stab l'e "to set the desired farm opposite" the platen, means 'fofshiftiiig"thewoifi typecaiririitera-11y; wearer tliejothei ca is; ztndfstop's coiitfolled' si-id other Cari rsfo'i differ" entially limiting said shiftinginoveinents'.

123 I11 :1; machine" of the class desc'ribed,

and. manipulative devices wherebythe setting of" same; meme {qr shift-ihg said? ward-=- t pecamfim themes of unset l-i ers and means whei y the" 'WOld type carrie'l Wi li lock tome-lee hand set type carrier,

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